Industrial Electrochemistry

D. Pletcher, F.C. Walsh

Springer Science & Business Media, 28 feb 1990 - 654 pagine

Table of Contents
Preface
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1 Fundamental concepts 1
2 Electrochemical engineering 60
3 The chlor-alkali industry 173
4 The extraction, refining and production of metal 210
5 Other inorganic electrolytic processes 249
6 Organic electrosynthesis 294
7 Water purification, effluent treatment and recycling of industrial process streams 331
8 Metal finishing 385
9 Metals and materials processing 451
10 Corrosion and its control 481
11 Batteries and fuel cells 543
12 Electrochemical sensors and monitoring techniques 596
Index 639

Indice

• Fundamental concepts: 1
• 11 Electron transfer: 8
• 12 Mass transport: 18
• 13 The interplay of electron transfer and mass transport control: 30
• 14 Adsorption: 32
• 15 Electrocatalysis: 38
• 16 Phase formation in electrode reactions: 48
• 17 Chemical reactions: 50
• 18 The properties of electrolyte solutions: 51
• 19 The assessment of cell voltage: 54
• 110 Electrochemistry at surfaces on open circuit: 55
• Further reading: 58
• Electrochemical engineering: 60
• 22 Costing an electrolytic process: 64
• 23 Performance and figures of merit: 70
• 24 Electrolysis parameters: 91
• 25 Principles of cell design: 95
• 26 The additional technology of electrolytic processes: 109
• 27 Typical cell designs: 141
• 28 Laboratory data and scaleup: 166
• Further reading: 171
• The chloralkali industry: 173
• 31 General concepts of brine electrolysis: 175
• 32 Modern technological developments: 177
• 33 Chlorine cell technologies: 184
• 34 The production of potassium hydroxide: 208
• Further reading: 209
• The extraction refining and production of metal: 210
• 41 Electrowinning: 211
• 42 Cementation: 228
• 43 Electrorefining: 231
• 44 Electrodeposition of metal powders: 245
• Further reading: 247
• Other inorganic electrolytic processes: 249
• 52 Water electrolysis: 256
• 53 Sodium chlorate and sodium bromate: 269
• 54 Peracids and their salts: 274
• 55 Potassium permanganate: 275
• 56 Potassium dichromate and chromic acid: 278
• 57 Hydrogen peroxide: 279
• 58 Ozone: 282
• 59 Manganese dioxide: 288
• 510 Cuprous oxide: 290
• 511 Synthesis of metal salts via anodic dissolution: 291
• Further reading: 292
• Organic electrosynthesis: 294
• 61 The hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile: 298
• 62 Other commercial electrosynthetic processes: 311
• 63 Indirect electrosynthesis: 326
• 64 The future of electrosynthesis: 329
• Further reading: 330
• Water purification effluent treatment and recycling of industrial process streams: 331
• 71 Metal ion removal and metal recovery: 333
• 72 Hypochlorite and lowtonnage chlorine electrolysers: 353
• 73 Electrodialysis: 358
• 74 The treatment of liquors containing dissolved chromium: 364
• 75 Electrolytic methods of phase separation: 374
• 76 Fluegas desulphurization: 379
• 77 Other electrochemical processes: 382
• Further reading: 384
• Metal finishing: 385
• 81 Electroplating: 386
• 82 Electroless plating: 424
• 83 Conversion coatings: 434
• 84 Electrophoretic painting: 441
• 85 Other related surfacefinishing techniques: 447
• Further reading: 448
• Metals and materials processing: 451
• 92 Electrochemical machining: 457
• 93 Electrochemical etching: 468
• Further reading: 479
• Corrosion and its control: 481
• 101 Fundamentals of corrosion: 483
• 102 The thermodynamics of corrosion: 489
• 103 The kinetics of corrosion reactions: 498
• 104 Corrosion problems in practice: 509
• 105 Corrosion prevention and control: 518
• 106 Corrosion problems in electrolytic processing: 536
• 107 Corrosion measurement and monitoring: 538
• Further reading: 541
• Batteries and fuel cells: 543
• 111 Battery characteristics: 546
• 112 Battery specifications: 551
• 113 Evaluation of battery performance: 554
• 114 Battery components: 555
• 115 Present battery systems: 559
• 116 Batteries under development: 584
• 117 Fuel cells: 590
• Further cells: 595
• Electrochemical sensors and monitoring techniques: 596
• 123 Ionselective electrodes: 603
• 124 Portable and online devices: 609
• 125 Electrochemical biosensors: 618
• 126 Electrochemical detector cells for highperformance liquid chromatography HPLC: 624
• 127 Miscellaneous: 634
• Further reading: 636
• Index: 639

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo: Industrial Electrochemistry
• Autori: D. Pletcher, F.C. Walsh
• Edizione: 2, illustrata
• Editore: Springer Science & Business Media, 1990
• ISBN: 0412304104, 9780412304101
• Lunghezza: 654 pagine